M (D) Student Learning Teams; scene assignments
HW: Complete preview of Act IV
T (E) Discuss Act IV; annotating scripts
HW: English Workshop, Chapter 23: "End Marks and Abbreviations," "Commas in a Series," "Commas in Compound Sentences"
W (F) Discuss Act IV
HW: English Workshop, Chapter 23: "Commas with Sentence Interrupters," "Other Uses of the Comma," "More Uses of the Comma"
Th (A) English Workshop, Chapter 23: "Review Exercise," "Semicolons," and "Colons"
HW: Study for quiz on English Workshop, Chapter 23 (Do "Chapter Review" for practice)
F (B) Quiz, English Workshop, Chapter 23
HW: Preview Act V; update reports for Student Learning Teams
Week 8 (May 6-10)
M (C) 6A: Student Learning Teams; 6B: Discuss Acts IV-V; begin planning for in-class essay (traditional argument)
HW: Blogging (your choice -- completes Blogging Round; add value to discussion in comments for extra points; be sure to demonstrate your renewed knowledge of punctuation; strive for detail and elegance in your sentences)
T (D) 6A: Discuss Acts IV-V; 6B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Practice your lines and prepare for puppeting (especially entrances and exits)
W (E) Rehearsal
HW: Practice your lines and prepare for puppeting
Th (F) Rehearsal: Combined 7th and 8th periods; introduce independent reading challenge
HW: Practice your lines and prepare for puppeting; be sure to wear all black (top and bottom) for puppet performances
F (A) Heritage Festival
HW: Independent reading; check for updates on student blogs if you want to comment; all blogs for this round should be posted and will be reviewed over the weekend
M (D) Student Learning Teams; scene assignments
HW: Complete preview of Act IV
T (E) Discuss Act IV; annotating scripts
HW: English Workshop, Chapter 23: "End Marks and Abbreviations," "Commas in a Series," "Commas in Compound Sentences"
W (F) Discuss Act IV
HW: English Workshop, Chapter 23: "Commas with Sentence Interrupters," "Other Uses of the Comma," "More Uses of the Comma"
Th (A) English Workshop, Chapter 23: "Review Exercise," "Semicolons," and "Colons"
HW: Study for quiz on English Workshop, Chapter 23 (Do "Chapter Review" for practice)
"Commas Song" -- The Grammarheads
http://youtu.be/s3h42RWnCB0
F (B) Quiz, English Workshop, Chapter 23
HW: Preview Act V; update reports for Student Learning Teams
Week 8 (May 6-10)
M (C) 6A: Student Learning Teams; 6B: Discuss Acts IV-V; begin planning for in-class essay (traditional argument)
HW: Blogging (your choice -- completes Blogging Round; add value to discussion in comments for extra points; be sure to demonstrate your renewed knowledge of punctuation; strive for detail and elegance in your sentences)
T (D) 6A: Discuss Acts IV-V; 6B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Practice your lines and prepare for puppeting (especially entrances and exits)
W (E) Rehearsal
HW: Practice your lines and prepare for puppeting
Th (F) Rehearsal: Combined 7th and 8th periods; introduce independent reading challenge
HW: Practice your lines and prepare for puppeting; be sure to wear all black (top and bottom) for puppet performances
F (A) Heritage Festival
HW: Independent reading; check for updates on student blogs if you want to comment; all blogs for this round should be posted and will be reviewed over the weekend